Win: Don Busch (5-3) Loss: Damon Spratt (11-14)
Save: Erik Nettles (14)
Inning: 1 Cleveland Damon Spratt pitching. Lee Mason strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald strikes out. Russ Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Duff Wessinger pitching. Jerry Joyce grounds out to the shortstop. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the shortstop. Ensign Cardenal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Cleveland Roy Handley singles to left field. Brian Hinrichs grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Eddie Metheny singles to left field. Kaiser Myers singles to center field. Joe Noonan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kaiser Myers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Ted Deal flies out to the right fielder. Tom Ritter doubles to center field. Chris White flies out to the center fielder. Dan Rice strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Cleveland Duff Wessinger hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lee Mason singles to center field. Edifus Fitzgerald strikes out. Russ Davis strikes out. Roy Handley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Jax Popplewell singles to center field. Damon Spratt fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Damon Spratt flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Joyce grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jax Popplewell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Glenn McAuley walks. Ensign Cardenal grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Glenn McAuley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Cleveland Brian Hinrichs strikes out. Eddie Metheny grounds out to the shortstop. Kaiser Myers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ted Deal doubles to left field. Tom Ritter flies out to the right fielder. Chris White singles to right field. Chris White is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dan Rice singles in front of the left fielder. Ted Deal scores. Jax Popplewell doubles to left field. Damon Spratt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Cleveland Joe Noonan lines out to the second baseman. Duff Wessinger singles to left field. Lee Mason strikes out. Edifus Fitzgerald pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jerry Joyce walks. Glenn McAuley flies out to the left fielder. Ensign Cardenal pops out to the shortstop. Ted Deal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Cleveland Russ Davis strikes out. Roy Handley strikes out. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Ritter strikes out. Chris White singles to right field. Dan Rice grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chris White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jax Popplewell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Cleveland Yasuo Takiuchi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chris White at RF. Eddie Metheny pops out to the first baseman. Kaiser Myers flies out to the right fielder. Joe Noonan singles to left field. Doug Office is pinch hitting for Duff Wessinger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Doug Office strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Busch pitching. Damon Spratt strikes out. Jerry Joyce flies out to the left fielder. Glenn McAuley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Cleveland Lee Mason lines out to the shortstop. Edifus Fitzgerald singles to left field. Russ Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Edifus Fitzgerald is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Russ Davis steals second. Roy Handley singles to center field. Russ Davis scores. Brian Hinrichs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Ensign Cardenal flies out to the right fielder. Ted Deal flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Steve Maloney is pinch hitting for Tom Ritter. Steve Maloney reached on a fielding error by Brian Hinrichs. Yasuo Takiuchi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Cleveland Lou Bejma enters the game as a defensive replacement for Steve Maloney at 3B. Eddie Metheny pops out to the second baseman. Kaiser Myers strikes out. Joe Noonan singles to left field. Les Sharp is pinch hitting for Don Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Les Sharp hits a home run. Joe Noonan scores. Lee Mason hits a home run. Edifus Fitzgerald flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Erik Nettles pitching. Dan Rice flies out to the left fielder. Jax Popplewell strikes out. Jeff Easton is pinch hitting for Damon Spratt. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Easton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Cleveland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Cleveland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kotaro Satoh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam McAndrew improves in range Ed Berran did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sadaharu Miwa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam McAndrew did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Baby Green did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Ledbetter improves in range Marty Jones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty